调虎离山

调虎离山 [diào hǔ lí shān]

1. ■ （比喻用计谋调动对方离开原来的有利地方） lure the tiger out of the mountains -- entice one's opponents to leave their vantage ground; entice a person from his haunts so as to facilitate some evil action on him; induce the enemy to leave their entrenchments; lure the enemy away from his base; lure the tiger away from its lair; make sb. leave his base:

朱老巩明白过来， 是调虎离山计， 一时气炸了肺。 So this had been a trick to lure the tiger from the mountain! Zhu Laogong's lungs nearly burst with rage.